Integrated Device Technology, Inc.

Freescale Semiconductor,inc.

Arizona State University

Arizona Board of Regents, a Body Corporate

Siamak Abedinpour

Rosario Pagano

Christopher Joseph Daffron

Angel Maria Gomez Arguello

Sayfe Kiaei

Pallab Midya

William J Roeckner

Herman R Paz

A system and method of wireless power transfer using a power converter with a bypass mode includes a power converter. The power converter includes a pulsed switch, a capacitor configured to supply a drive voltage to the pulsed switch, a first circuit configured to charge the capacitor when the power converter operates in a switched mode of operation, and, a second circuit configured to charge the capacitor when the power converter operates in a bypass mode of operation.

System and method for wireless power transfer using a power converter with a bypass mode

Method for wireless power transfer using a power converter with a bypass mode

A system and method of over-voltage protection includes a switch coupled between a power source and a load, a detection circuit configured to detect an onset of an over-voltage event at the load; and a driver circuit coupled to the switch and the detection circuit. The driver circuit includes a boost sub-circuit that provides a low-resistance path for opening the switch in a boost mode, the boost mode being triggered by the onset of the over-voltage event and having a predetermined duration and a steady state sub-circuit that provides a high-resistance path for holding the switch open during steady state operation when the boost mode.

System and method for wireless power transfer using over-voltage protection

A switching power converter converts an input DC voltage to an output DC voltage using a switch to selectively connect an input DC voltage energy source. A switching controller controls the switch. A pulse width modulation centering signal is generated by a spread spectrum clock signal generator. An error amplifier of the switching controller generates an analog error signal based on a switching voltage measured after the switching of the switching power converter, the output voltage of the switching power converter, the pulse width modulation centering signal and a reference. A pulse width modulated signal generator generates the pulse width modulation signal to control the switch of the switching power converter based on the pulse width modulation centering signal and the analog error signal.

DC to DC switching power converter controller using spread spectrum PWM

Embodiments of RF power amplifiers are disclosed that include switched-mode power amplifiers supplied by synchronous buck DC-DC converters. The switched-mode power amplifiers can be used to amplify a limited form of an RF input signal and the supply to the switched-mode power amplifier is varied in response to the envelope of the RF input signal. One embodiment includes a switched-mode power amplifier connected to a synchronous buck DC-DC converter.

Monolithic supply-modulated RF power amplifier and DC-DC power converter IC

DC-DC converters are disclosed that can be integrated onto a semiconductor device. In one embodiment, the invention includes a first MOSFET and a second MOSFET, where the drain of the first MOSFET forms a common node with the drain of the second MOSFET. In addition, a controller is connected to the gates of each of the MOSFETS and a passive filter is connected between the common node and ground. A load is also connected between the common node and ground and feedback circuitry is connected between the common node and the controller.

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Scottsdale, AZ, United States of America

Siamak Abedinpour